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I have touched upon this in a previous post; lets say BoC would follow the steps of Metallica or Aphex Twin (Icct Hedral) and have some tracks covered by an orchestra (either a philharmonic or a more 'tribal' oriented one). Which tracks would you like to hear? The Mira Calix cover of 'In a beatiful place...' showed that BoC music can definitely be reconstructed and performed by classic instruments. A track such as 'Amo Bishop Roden' is furthermore almost as made for a classic string quartet.

As for me; this would be my five spontaneous picks:

1: Palace Posy
2: Amo Bishop Roden
3: Dave - I'm a real traditionalist
4: Gemini
5: Alpha and Omega (suppose this would be a challenge though )

Peacock Tail
Nothing Is Real
Semena Mertvykh
Tears From The Compound Eye
Heard From Telegraph Lines
Gemini
White Cyclosa
In The Annexe
The list goes on...

hmm

i feel like it be easy to say any song, yet for example, a song like Dayvan Cowboy may feel too referential and overtly 'epic' sounding for an orchestra. i feel like BOC tries to avoid that kind of obvious dramatic feeling that is heavily embraced and sought after in music today.

does that make sense?

Absolutely to Amo Bishop Roden for string quartet... that sounds beautiful

All of 'em to be honest

Not exactly what you asked for, but Stars of the Lid playing an extended version of Heard from Telegraph Lines, and IABPOITC with Bilinda Butcher/Elizabeth Frazer on vocals.

Never gonna happen!

In terms of the original question I couldn't say really. Maybe something really challenging to do with an orchestra, like Telephasic or Sixtyten

d e n wrote:hmm

i feel like it be easy to say any song, yet for example, a song like Dayvan Cowboy may feel too referential and overtly 'epic' sounding for an orchestra. i feel like BOC tries to avoid that kind of obvious dramatic feeling that is heavily embraced and sought after in music today.

does that make sense?

Absolutely to Amo Bishop Roden for string quartet... that sounds beautiful

True. With Metallica and Aphex, it seems more like they went for straight orchestral covers. I don't think this would work well with some tracks, such as DC - which would sound 'too polished'. I like the approach of Mira Calix, where there is nothing added, yet the track has been significantly reworked into something that share the same eerie, desolate feel, but which is far more melancholic.

In The Annexe, Olson, Farewell Fire, Corsair, Slow This Bird Down

Definitely Amo Bishop Roden. I'd also like to hear The Beach At Redpoint, Roygbiv, and Cold Earth.

Oscar see through red eye would be sick

pc

I'm waiting for someone to say Pete Standing Alone, lol.

I can picture Alpha And Omega being played by a large group of steel drum players, akin to that one cover of Alberto Balsalm on YouTube.

pigammon wrote:I can picture Alpha And Omega being played by a large group of steel drum players, akin to that one cover of Alberto Balsalm on YouTube.

That and/or Palace Posy would be awesome!

an eagle in your mind would be fantastic and maybe a real guilty sounding come to dust